NASA's Artemis - New Lunar Exploration Program

NASA's Artemis - New Lunar Exploration Program

Through this program, NASA plans on sending the first woman and the next man on the Moon. Under this program, NASA will use better technology to study the moon and to prepare for human missions to Mars planet. The other interesting facts related to the program are given below:

The name ARTEMIS is derived from Greek mythology and is related to the APOLLO missions. (According to Greek mythology, Artemis was Apollo's twin sister and the Goddess of the Moon).

The Space Launch System, the most powerful rocket in the world, will be used for the program.

Another purpose of the program is to visit the Moon's South Pole where no man has ever been.

Through this program, the astronauts will be able to land on the Moon by 2024.